Surgical staple

- Medline Industries, LP
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of our new surgical staple;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 1, the rear side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 1, the left side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of our new surgical staple;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a front side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevation view of the surgical staple of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 6;

FIG. 12 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of our new surgical staple;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a front side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 12, the rear side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 15 is a right side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 12, the left side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 12;

FIG. 17 is a front perspective view of a fourth embodiment of our new surgical staple;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a front side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 17, the rear side elevational view being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 20 is a left side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 17;

FIG. 21 is a right side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 17;

FIG. 22 is a bottom plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 17;

FIG. 23 is a front perspective view of a fifth embodiment of our new surgical staple;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a front side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 23, the rear side elevational view being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 26 is a right side elevational view of the surgical staple of FIG. 23;

FIG. 27 is a left side elevation view of the surgical staple of FIG. 23; and,

FIG. 28 is a bottom plan view of the surgical staple of FIG. 23.

Claims

The ornamental design for a surgical staple, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1125549
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 22, 2023
Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
Assignee: Medline Industries, LP (Northfield, IL)
Inventors: Dinesh Koka (Winter Park, FL), Samuel Nader (Arlington Heights, IL), Ryan Niver (Glenview, IL), Natan Pheil (Highland Park, IL), Wesley Reed (Libertyville, IL)
Primary Examiner: Lilyana Bekic
Assistant Examiner: Anne E. Bedney
Application Number: 29/895,575